Brain Jelly

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Setting time: Overnight
  • Serves 8-10

Ingredients

  • 2x 135g packs Hartley's Strawberry Jelly Cubes
  • 200ml double cream
  • 1 tsp red food colouring

What you'll need

  • Brain jelly mould (available online from many sources)
  • Fine paint brush

Method

  1. Separate jelly into cubes then place in a large jug. Add 1 pint (570ml) boiling water, and stir until dissolved. Add 1/4 pint (150ml) cold water and chill down in the fridge (if you add cream to hot liquid, it will separate).
  2. Stir in double cream.
  3. Before pouring the jelly into your mould you may need to support your mould. Try placing the mould in a shallow dish with kitchen paper.
  4. Pour the jelly into the mould.
  5. Put in the fridge to set. You may need to stir the mixture after 30 minutes to ensure uniform colour.
  6. To serve the jelly, briefly dip the mould into warm water.
  7. Using a fine paint brush paint fake blood vessels in the crevices created by the mould.

Orange Halloween Lanterns

  • Prep time: 30 minutes
  • Setting time: 5 hours
  • Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1x 135g pack Hartley's Orange Jelly Cubes
  • 4 large oranges

Method

  1. Wash and dry the oranges using a sharp knife, cut off the top, and make sure to save this.
  2. Carefully run a small knife around the orange where the pith and orange fruit meet. Scoop out the flesh.
  3. Using a small sharp knife cut out faces into front of oranges.
  4. Squeeze orange flesh and then strain orange juice.
  5. Make up jelly with boiling water as directed on pack. Add the saved orange juice in place of the cold water and stir well.
  6. Pour jelly into a shallow dish or tray.
  7. Put in the fridge to set.
  8. When the jelly is set, place spoonfuls of jelly into each orange.
  9. Replace the lid and wrap tightly in cling film.
  10. Put in the fridge until ready to eat.

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